Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil eye
Noun
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Beulah Park sits at the bottom of the district in terms of vaccination rates for numerous vaccines, including measles, chicken pox and polio.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026 -
Since then, the Department of Health has started the rulemaking process of repealing requirements for Hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for public school attendance.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just as Mari and Marie-Lou’s actual time together is short but opens up new inner eternities for both, so is there some kind of temporal voodoo at work on the viewer.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The same goes for June, the shape-shifting human voodoo doll and hitwoman who became a swift fan favorite in Book 2.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As words have incantatory power to shift elements of fate, as well as matters of the heart, this project calls forward questions around an alleged family curse from Nagasaki and the writing process as its own counter-spell.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Press conferences can be a blessing and a curse for football managers.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
Noun
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There was no hot water for several spells last winter.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
15 May 2026
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Over the course of Obsession's 108-minute runtime, Nikki transforms into an self-destructive, possessive, and dangerously violent shadow of her former self as Bear's spell forces her to fixate solely on her unnatural devotion to him—no matter the cost.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 May 2026
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“Evil eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil%20eye. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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